Monthly Archives: February 2014

“I have had trouble walking and I don’t know why, but I thought if I get some exercise maybe it could be improved,” Charles Moyer says.

When it comes to determination, Charles Moyer is demonstrating he’s got what it takes. The 86 year old Lansdale man is one of the newest members of The Becoming Center, Liberty’s health and wellness center for older adults on the campus of Artman in Ambler. He is taking on a fitness routine for the first time in his life. Continue reading →

“I never thought I would end up living at the camp for years,” Mu says.

Mu Kpaw is one of the newest additions to the Liberty Lutheran Family of Services. He serves as a Refugee Social Services Case Manager/Job Developer at our Lutheran Congregational Servicesoffice in Allentown, a service of Liberty Lutheran and Lutheran Children and Family Services.There he helps refugee clients secure employment and work towards self-sufficiency. The 36-year old married father has endured a long, courageous journey to the US and feels honored to help other refugees start their new lives here. Continue reading →

According to Refugees International, years after the US-led invasion, Iraq remains a deeply violent and divided society. Faced with one of the largest displacement and humanitarian crises in the world, Iraqi civilians are in urgent need of assistance. (Reuters Photo)

Khari’s* father was killed by Saddam Hussein. Her husband was kidnapped and is presumed dead. Young, pregnant and fearing for her life and the life of her children, she fled Iraq with her 5 year old daughter to Turkey. Continue reading →

Louise Birett’s journey to recovery through Liberty at Home initially began with a stay at Artman, a senior community in Ambler, in October. Louise lived with chronic back pain for several years. Following back surgery and a hospital recommendation for a short-stay at Artman, she was introduced to the staff and services of Liberty at Home. Continue reading →

Many of you, your friends and loved ones are still reeling from this week’s ice storm. According to PECO, 715,000 of their customers lost power during the storm and as this article is posted, nearly 300,000 PECO customers are still in the dark. It is the utility company’s worst-ever winter outage incident and second only to Superstorm Sandy for the most outages during any one event. In addition to massive power outages, downed trees destroyed cars and damaged homes. Icy sidewalks and roads posed a threat to public safety and snarled traffic across the region. Here at Lutheran Disaster Response-Eastern PA, we have been busy since the ice storm hit, working with local agencies and officials to coordinate support and lend a helping hand. Continue reading →

Black History Month holds a special place in the heart of Helen Rayon, Health and Wellness Coordinator at the West Philadelphia Senior Community Center. It conjures up memories of the civil rights movement many years ago, specifically a day at the age of 20, when she and a group of friends courageously carried out lunch counter sit-ins across Sumter, South Carolina.